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Cyril Mango: A titan of Byzantine studies
The celebrated Byzantinist Cyril Mango died earlier this month; his insight will be keenly missed by enthusiasts of Byzantine studies
Murders for late February
From countryside crimes to mysteries on the waves, Jeremy Black recommends further reading from the British Library Crime Classics collection
What could Harry and Meghan learn from history?
Have the Duke and Duchess of Sussex traded short-term PR advantage for the sake of their future reputations?
Cancelled by his college
How a panicking Cambridge institution obliterated the memory of one of its most famous sons
An exercise in self-flagellation
Bruce Coleman finds that this book on the West India Interest is more polemical than historical
Culture club
A cherished hub of post-colonial Indian life in London is under threat of closure
Short cut to a Mob takeover
Today the multiply-tattooed Balkan war criminal look is popular
The magician’s dismay
The showman spotted the rabbit hopping about backstage, but was forced to carry on with his trick
Excl: New York Democratic Assemblyman says ‘Cuomo must share blame with Trump’ for pandemic response
New York’s first Korean-American Assemblyman Ron Kim faces the wrath of the Cuomo administration after he unveiled a cover up of the state’s Covid-19 care home deaths
Congressman Trump?: Donald Trump’s surest path back to power
The idea of Trump running for Congressional office may sound unconventional, but the former president has never been one to toe the line